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Every boy needs a mother... even if Dad has to marry her!
Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.
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Glenn Ford
Tom Corbett
Shirley Jones
Elizabeth Marten
Stella Stevens
Dollye Daly
Ron Howard
Eddie Corbett
Dina Merrill
Rita Behrens
Roberta Sherwood
Mrs. Livingston
Jerry Van Dyke
Norman Jones
Kimberly Beck
Child Party Guest (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Bowling Alley Patron (uncredited)
John Damler
State Trooper (uncredited)
Billy Halop
Milkman (uncredited)
John Hart
State Trooper (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Clint Howard
Child Party Guest (uncredited)
Rance Howard
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
Mike Marshall
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Lee Meriwether
Tom's Receptionist (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore
Man in Door (uncredited)
Gene Roth
The Minister (uncredited)
Vito Scotti
Flute Player (uncredited)
Andrew Stevens
Boy at Camp / Mike (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Helen Rose
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Joe Pasternak
Producer
George Stoll
Conductor
George Stoll
Original Music Composer
John Gay
Screenplay
Mar 27, 1963
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